Community-Built Databases Research and Development /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pardede, Eric (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Information storage and retrieval.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Computers and civilization.; Computer Science.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Information Storage and Retrieval.; Computers and Society.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Communities have built collections of information in collaborative ways for centuries. Most recently, Wikipedia is the most prominent example of how collaborative efforts can be powerful in building massive data storage. Other global member-built media data storage examples include Flickr and YouTub...